Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin remains hard up for public allies. Anyone with a sense of self-preservation is steering clear of the executive, who’s now overseen two massive screw-ups in just 13 months.
Enter friend-of-the-column Gerry Harvey. The retail billionaire launched a surprise public campaign this week, his version of “helping” being to blanket the airwaves with ads imploring Aussies to stand by Optus.